Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

[Chins get the wins]

I think it might be best if he leaves. Nathan is at the stage where he doesn't need a 800+k halves partner

 

[Black Diamond]

He'd lost all movement in the side of his body due to the injury and pain. Of course his body language was bad.

Spoke after the game about how much he loves the club and his brothers.

I hope he chooses to stay.

He also said the we've only just begun.

 

[Crashtest]

I think it might be best if he leaves. Nathan is at the stage where he doesn't need a 800+k halves partner

The team culture would take a hit as well if he left. In my opinion the club still needs what he brings off the field, as well as on.

Even stoic Ivan calls him the club CEO, Chief Energy Officer. Nathan, Yeo, JFH, Edwards, Leota are all great role models for younger players, but all have reserved personalities. The club needs the Luai's and To'o's to add to that.

 

[Crashtest]

I absolutely hope I am wrong but I got the vibe from Luai’s body language and facial expressions in the celebrations immediately post match that, with us having won, he has made the decision to leave and take big money elsewhere. Did anyone else notice the same thing?

Hopefully things like this from Nathan helps Luai decide to stay:

It took just seconds after the full-time whistle for halves partner and great mate Nathan Cleary to get in his ear with a pitch to stay, but the halfback knows Luai is the only one who can make the call.

“I said to him straight away, I said ‘let’s keep going, it’s just the beginning’ and I gave him a big hug,” Cleary said after he claimed his second Clive Churchill Medal.

“At the end of the day it’s his decision so I don’t want to try to sway him. He’s got to do what’s best for his family, but he knows I want to play alongside him for the rest of my career.”

 

[BossleyPanther]

I absolutely hope I am wrong but I got the vibe from Luai’s body language and facial expressions in the celebrations immediately post match that, with us having won, he has made the decision to leave and take big money elsewhere. Did anyone else notice the same thing?

I think the same

 

[kinghippo]

I absolutely hope I am wrong but I got the vibe from Luai’s body language and facial expressions in the celebrations immediately post match that, with us having won, he has made the decision to leave and take big money elsewhere. Did anyone else notice the same thing?

With luai I have to wonder where the big money is.
Dogs is the only place I can see him landing but surely their cap isn’t sitting to pretty either.

Tigers, dragons (yuck) ?
Dolphins?
Canberra?
Warriors?
Sharks?

I just can’t see it

 

[Munky]

With luai I have to wonder where the big money is.
Dogs is the only place I can see him landing but surely their cap isn’t sitting to pretty either.

Tigers, dragons (yuck) ?
Dolphins?
Canberra?
Warriors?
Sharks?

I just can’t see it

The pinnacle may medically retire Keary.

He can then car pool with Spencer.

 

[Luke Bowden]

I absolutely hope I am wrong but I got the vibe from Luai’s body language and facial expressions in the celebrations immediately post match that, with us having won, he has made the decision to leave and take big money elsewhere. Did anyone else notice the same thing?

Nope. He looked like he was in pain

 

[Whino]

While I think we can cover Luai positional wise there is one area we can't. His Energy.
He is the energy of the team on and off the field. He feeds off the boys and the community, and is our spark.
He is a better version of Josh Reynolds. If he was to leave I think he would struggle.Like Reynolds did.
Not being at a great club with great structures. Not having the club connections and the community to fire him up.
Luai is Penrith and Penrith is Luai.

 

[chrisD]

I think Luai would go alright at the Dogs or Dolphins, I would worry about him somewhere else.

 

[Bred not Bought]

Luai would struggle outside of Penrith imo.

 

[soc123_au]

I think a lot of you underestimate Luai, he killed it for Samoa.

 

[murraymob]

Nathan did a Tik Tok dance with a couple of young ladies during a very controversial time and the haters treated him like an axe murderer.

Walsh gets caught with drugs and becomes the poster boy for the entire game.

How quickly the media forgives someone when they can do the NRL'S promotional work and look good.

Tall poppy syndrome for Nathan and martyrdom for Walsh. Bemusing isn't it.

It’s not that they forget the broncos and the media have the same owner

 

[Bred not Bought]

The pinnacle may medically retire Keary.

He can then car pool with Spencer.

Or the pinnacle targets Ezra Mam?

 

[Iamback]

With luai I have to wonder where the big money is.
Dogs is the only place I can see him landing but surely their cap isn’t sitting to pretty either.

Tigers, dragons (yuck) ?
Dolphins?
Canberra?
Warriors?
Sharks?

I just can’t see it

Dragons are going hard. Hunts $1.2m to him, either them or us get him

 

[WestyLife]

I think it might be best if he leaves. Nathan is at the stage where he doesn't need a 800+k halves partner

Hard to argue after what cogger did for him in the gf.

 

[Iamback]

Hard to argue after what cogger did for him in the gf.

Not sure 2 sevens work though, Also for me depends what position we get upgraded with the money

 

[soc123_au]

Dragons are going hard. Hunts $1.2m to him, either them or us get him

They cant talk to him yet. It would be just media making shit up at this stage.

 

[Iamback]

They cant talk to him yet. It would be just media making shit up at this stage.

The media didn't tell me.

they can talk, just can't officially offer a deal.

 

[soc123_au]

The media didn't tell me.

they can talk, just can't officially offer a deal.

I didn't think they were supposed to even express interest at this stage. Did you get word from one of your contacts?